Nepal says Everest rules might change after overcrowding and deaths
Officials said that climbers might have to submit proof of mountaineering experience and a verifiable certificate of good health.
‘It was like a zoo:’ Death on an unruly, overcrowded Everest
This has been one of the deadliest seasons on the world’s highest peak, with at least 10 deaths. Veteran mountaineers blame an increase in permits...
Woman and 2 children die in Nepal menstruation hut
Considered impure because she was menstruating, a woman barricaded herself in a tiny hut, built a fire and braced for a winter night with her...
How tall is Mount Everest? For Nepal, it’s a touchy question
For the first time, Nepali surveyors are limiting intervention from foreign powers and sending a team to the summit to settle the height question for...